(LOS ANGELES, CA) -- Adult entertainment superstar Tasha Reign will be graduating from UCLA on Saturday, June 14, with a degree in Gender Studies. The often cited and interviewed media personality, who has also had her blogs and articles featured on numerous highly trafficked mainstream websites, is now set to take the next step in combining her studies and her work in the adult entertainment industry.

"Studying at UCLA and cultivating my humanist viewpoint, particularly in the field of feminism, has allowed my adult performance work to shine with a very personal touch," said Tasha. "I’m looking forward to now concentrating on producing, directing, and performance work, as well as continuing to use the education I received at UCLA to share my experiences and perspective with the public. I’m proud to be a Bruin and even more proud to be a part of the feminist porn movement!"

Commencement ceremonies for UCLA’s Class of 2014 Gender Studies graduates will start at Korn Convocation Hall, inside the Anderson Business School of Management at 10am. Ceremonies are restricted to graduates, faculty, staff and invited guests.

Tasha’s popularity and celebrity status has allowed her to speak out about sexual empowerment and feminism for a variety of media outlets, where her fans are drawn to her sexual nature, actions, and mind. In addition to being published in notable mainstream media outlets such as Huffington Post, Al Jazeera America, BroBible.com, and OC Weekly, Tasha participated on a recent panel at UCLA, titled "Porn, Prostitution, and Censorship: The Politics of Empowerment."

"Heartfelt congratulations to Tasha, a thoughtful and inquisitive student who brought a unique perspective to the classroom as an adult actress and filmmaker," says Jen Moorman, Ph.D., Lecturer in Gender Studies and Cinema and Media Studies at UCLA. "She is already an outspoken advocate for the adult video industry, and I have no doubt that she will bring the insights she has gained as a student at UCLA to her work in new and interesting ways."

UCLA’s Gender Studies department provides a quality education that emphasizes analytic and writing skills, qualitative research methods, and a historical and transnational understanding of social inequalities. Its faculty integrates feminist pedagogical approaches and their own research into their teaching. The department’s core courses address the concepts of gender and the body, gender and power, and gender and knowledge through a range of topics such as freedom and liberty, social movements, masculinities, work and leisure, politics of social justice, colonial and sexual violence, and visual culture and citizenship – topics Tasha works to incorporate into her editorials, interviews, and analysis on the adult film industry.

Earlier in 2014, Tasha Reign detailed her university experience as a porn star in an open letter to Belle Knox, the Duke student outed as an adult performer. The letter was published on HuffingtonPost.com. Reign’s time at UCLA has also been profiled in the school’s paper, the Daily Bruin, as well as LA Weekly.

Penthouse Pet Tasha Reign tours the country in addition to her on-screen directing and performing, where she continues to be one of the biggest draws at premier gentlemen’s clubs all around the country. Recent appearances include high-end venues in Pennsylvania, Florida, South Carolina, California, New York, Oregon, and Ohio. Tasha’s official website offers alternative ways to enjoy the star in addition to her mainstream writing contributions, including movies, photos, and live web appearances. Fans can find these and more at www.TashaReign.com, or speak directly with her at CallTasha.com.

About Tasha Reign:

Tasha Reign is a dynamic and multi-dimensional star in entertainment. Tasha began dancing regularly at gentlemen’s clubs, while pursuing a degree in Women’s Studies from UCLA. The 5’5" SoCal beauty was featured in Playboy 2010’s "Girls of the Pac-10" and named May 2011 Penthouse Pet of the Month. A desire to further explore her sexuality led Tasha to adult films, where she is one of the most sought-after porn stars, appearing in movies for the top studios. Tasha’s acclaimed performances were recognized with a 2014 Female Performer of the Year nomination at the XBIZ Awards. Noting her celebrity status and unique views on music, Rock Confidential magazine made Tasha a weekly reviewer – porn, rock, and Tasha Reign are a platinum combination. Tasha also pens regular columns for OC Weekly and BroBible.com and is a recurring co-host on Kx 93.5 FM in Laguna Beach. In addition to performing, dancing, and writing, Tasha is the founder / owner of Reign Productions, a high-end adult studio bringing Tasha's sexual fantasies to life. Reign Productions' DVDs are distributed by Girlfriends Films. Tasha's entrepreneurial enterprises also extend to adult novelty products, like Tasha's Reignbow Pony Plugs, which are manufactured by Crystal Delights. For more information about Tasha Reign, visit www.TashaReign.com or www.Twitter.com/TashaReign.

About UCLA:

The University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) is known worldwide for the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletic programs. UCLA's strength is its size, allowing for exceptional diversity and virtually limitless possibility. The university is a shared public asset that benefits society by educating students, creating knowledge through research discoveries, powering the economy and improving quality of life. A distinguished faculty is UCLA's cornerstone. The campus has nearly 4,000 faculty members and other teaching staff. UCLA faculty members have been the recipients of numerous prestigious honors, including six Nobel Prizes, 10 National Medals of Science, three Presidential Medals of Freedom and three Pulitzer Prizes, as well as hundreds of Guggenheim, MacArthur, Sloan, Fulbright-Hays and other leading academic fellowships, grants and awards. UCLA offers immediate, first-year access to an extraordinary selection of studies — more than 2,900 undergraduate courses and a comprehensive curriculum, ranging from the arts, social sciences and humanities to the physical sciences and life sciences. For more information, visit http://UCLA.edu.

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